This aircraft was germanys response to the british sopwith triplane, which had been used with great success during the battle of arras in april 1917. The kit was manufactured by the ukrainian company, roden and without doubt is the best fokker dr. Redfern, eaa 143, and first flown on july 24, 1964. New series of aviattic templated decal sets, designed for the roden 2 fokker dr. Decal sets are available for virtually any size, type and era aircraft. The push rods were moulded onto the cylinder heads so they had to be removed and the slots on the cylinders carefully rescribed. Decals and stickers for rc aircraft we offer a massive selection of detailed graphics for rc aircraft. Whats new mcewan minis aircraft decals colonial wars vehicle kits paper models 164 figures science fiction 54mm figures contact us. Solid color vinyl graphics not digitally printed made in the usa 6 year rating against fading for outside use 3 mil calendared vinyl 2 fokker dvii lozenge and streaked decals for the wingnut wings model ok, so theres a few to choose from. Josef jacobs was the most successful proponent of the maneuverable fokker fighter with over 30 kills scored in his distinctive black triplane during the spring and summer of 1918. I and the spad xiii hiding in your stash closet for so long youre sure those decals are totally hinky, and nobody ever does anything for these kits anyway, no matter how nice.
Use the filter menu on the left to narrow your search results or brow. From late 1917 until june of 1918, the fokker dr1 triplane blazed its way across history and into the popular culture of today. The fokker dr i triplane was a remedy to this problem. Fokker triplanes are known to have been used by the baron and the decals. Ii 9cylinder aircooled rotary piston engine, 82 kw 110 hp propellers. Glenn torrance is highly respected for his wwi model kits available in 1 4 and 1 3 scale variants. The fokker dridecker three wings was designed by the talented reinhold platz as a response to the sensational debut of the sopwith triplane in april 1917. Anyone for 128 fokker triplane decals the aerodrome. I for one, would like to see a better selection of decals.
Fokker dr1 red baron wwi german white sticker decal car window wall macbook notebook laptop sticker decal 5055626024782. This is a familiar machine that has also appeared on aeromaster sheet 48074. I photos, data and specifications, books and artwork along with ww1 aviation links. Exciting and colourful wwi aviation aftermarkets decals sets. Written by one of the giants of wwi aviation history and research. The engine is a little sparse, not much in the cockpit either. Vii windsock datafile 9, pm grosz 1989 windsock fokker d. This choice is offered as each aircraft would have had a different tarnstoff lozenge fabric footprint. Sets include booklets and glossy colour views and occasionally, plans and jigs etc. The following is a list of modifications i made to the revell 128 fokker dr.
Graphics, decals, and stickers for rc airplanes motion rc. Fokker dr1 vinyl graphics fokker dr1 accessories nick. Attres 003 2 set spandau shell shutes fokker dr1 type. This, combined with several other books i currently have on the dr. This kit, recommended for the experienced modeler only, is available in the following scales. I with which rider from the middle of his racing career till the day of his death. List of all our sets in 148th scale to view a set simply click anywhere on the name or number of that set we would like to thanks you all for your support in buying our products and not reselling partial sets. I dreidecker triplane was a world war i fighter aircraft built by fokker flugzeugwerke. Carefully use some thinner and a soft brush to remove all the oil paint and start again as i described.
Revell model kits are available from all good toy and. Corgi corgi fokker dr1 wwi centenary 1120 corgi cs90612 model. Round2 mka00212 1 star trek supplementalstarship decal set plastic model. Data from quest for performance general characteristics crew. Inspired by the devastating performance of the sopwith. Introduced in june 1917, it was the most maneuverable aircraft and achieved high climbing speeds. This example brings the nostalgia and romance of the world war i knights of the air to life. Some components were not finished so the kit would be supplied over a period of time. Lifelike decals produce some very nice schemes on their sheets, and their japanese printed decals are certainly more or less on a par with some of the better decal sets that we see from europe. Box is about the size of your average 1 48 scale kit. I dreidecker triplane was a world war i fighter aircraft built by fokkerflugzeugwerke.
Look at the superb job that herman grobler has made of the flair fokker dr1. Adlershof, idflieg authorized the triplanes return to service on 28 november 1917. The fokker dr1 dreidecker triplane was a world war one fighter aircraft. Regrettably, it perpetuates some mistakes common to previous models of the fokker dr. It really beats the pants of the old revell kit in terms of accuracy and detail, even if there are some issues to be dealt with. Ziroli plans offers a full line of giant scale warbird and civilian airplane plans, components, and accessories. Such things as replacement of all the small parts, replacement of the horizontal tail, sanding off of the external fuselage detail, fixing of the cowl and the deepening of the rear fuselage are all within the capabilities of most modelers.
The technology of the period was advancing so rapidly that insecure designers were always. We also offer graphics in both water slide and peel and stick formats. Fokker dr1 20417 flown by vzfw paul baumer, jasta boelcke, 1918. Att28001 4 colour lozenge full pattern width for upper surfaces factory fresh. The triplane is arguably the most recognizable fighter of world war i. The boss dr1 an attractive colour scheme by patrick ross. I triplane was, arguably germanys most famous fighter aircraft in world war one. Every single part of this kit was modified in some way. I kit in 148 scale which included decals for richthofens all red triplane i could not resist anymore. Glenn torrance is highly respected for his wwi model kits available in 14 and scale variants. Vii had only just become available at scale when i ordered. These plans consist of two filesa scaled assembly drawing that shows how everything fits together and a drawing with fullscale parts templates.
Probably the most recognized fighter of wwi, this impeccable model is a cornerstone of any collection from that era. At my lhs, i can get the rerelease of the old aurora 1 48 scale dr 1 kit under a chek logo, as well as there being a new series of instant gratification kits prepainted, small screwnoglue assembly, etc that includes a nicely done 1 48 scale dr 1 as well as a spad vii and a fokker d. Reviresco decals central powers reviresco fokker dr 1 decal set 2 1. The red baron made history in the great war with his red fokker triplane.
Reviresco decal central powers fokker dr1 decal set 2 1. Rodens kits can be a bit fiddly to assemble, but in this scale it was not a major problem, even if forward planning is really important. It too gave us markings for the early scheme of this muchused triplane. In the 70s revell released a trio of wwi fighters fokker dr. I dreidecker, triplane in german was a world war i fighter aircraft built by fokkerflugzeugwerke. W hile it remains the most famous airplane of world war one, only 320 of the fokker dr. I 10317 ltn werner voss jasta 10 provides national and personal markings for werner voss famous fokker f. Copper state models 128 decals for the revellhobbycraft fokker dr. I dreidecker, triplane in german, often known simply as the fokker triplane. I mastersteve hustad, the faults are easily overcome with trial and effort. Richthofen first flew 102 17 on 1 september 1917 and shot down two enemy aircraft in the next two days. This site is dedicated to document the pictorial history of the 320 fokker dr. Welcome to were i have developed this site to research and identify all 320 fokker. The parts template is posted in both tiled and nontiled formats.
Vii had only just become available at 1 3 scale when i ordered. This site is intended for the sole purpose of my personal research only. A detail set and decals from copper state sorted out much of the issues with this old moulding but i was determined to try to reproduce a bit of the. Flyboys v ersion click here for manual downloadable pictures. I, and to that end i have just recently ordered the albatros publication on the fokker dr. I dreidecker, triplane in german, often known simply as the fokker triplane, was a world war i fighter aircraft built by fokkerflugzeugwerke. See more ideas about military aircraft, aircraft and aviation. This kit will be the first into the uk with the mid oaw option.